Herpes zoster and subsequent risk of cancer: a population-based study.

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Published in J Epidemiol on April 01, 2013

Authors

Hui-Fen Chiu1, Brian K Chen, Chun-Yuh Yang

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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